# 1976 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1976 season was the club's 46th year of existence, the 23rd year in professional football and the 16th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Adolfo Bolaños |
| — | GK | ARG | Miguel Ángel Leyes |
| — | GK | URU | Walter Maesso |
| — | DF | URU | Luis De Carlos |
| — | DF | ECU | Humboldt De La Torre |
| — | DF | ECU | Ramiro Del Pozo |
| — | DF | ECU | Fernando Villena |
| — | DF | ECU | Patricio Maldonado |
| — | DF | ECU | Ramiro Tobar (captain) |
| — | MF | ECU | Ángel Aguirre |
| — | MF | ECU | Polo Carrera |
| — | MF | URU | Juan Carlos Gómez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Rivadeneira |
| — | MF | ECU | Roberto Sussman |
| — | MF | ECU | Jorge Tapia |
| — | FW | ECU | Ramiro Aguirre |
| — | FW | ECU | Marco Moreno |
| — | FW | ARG | Juan José Pérez |
| — | FW | ARG | Alberto Pinasco |
| — | FW | ARG | Rubén Scalise |
| — | FW | ECU | Gustavo Tapia |
| — | FW | ECU | Hernán Vaca |
| — | FW | URU | Oscar Zubía |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 28 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Emelec | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 23 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Audaz Octubrino | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 21 | |
| 5 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 16 | |
| 9 | América de Quito | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 12 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | 9 de Octubre | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | 9DO | CDA | SDA | AO | BSC | CDC | EN | CSE | LDQ | UC |
| 9 de Octubre | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | | 3–3 | |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Audaz Octubrino | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 23 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Carmen Mora | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 17 | |
| 8 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 16 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | Audaz Octubrino | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 11 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | AO | BSC | CME | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDQ | UC |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Audaz Octubrino | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 0–1 | |
| Carmen Mora | | | | | | | | | 4–3 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | 0–1 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | 3–1 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 14 | Champions and Qualified to the 1977 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | |
| 4 | L.D.U. Quito | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
Note: Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: El Nacional (6); D. Cuenca, Emelec & LDU Quito (2).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDC | EN | CSE | LDQ |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | 2–1 |
| El Nacional | | | | 1–0 |
| Emelec | | | | 1–0 |
| L.D.U. Quito | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |

### Copa Libertadores
#### First stage

Group 2 standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LDQ | CDC | BOL | GUA |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | | 3–2 | 4–2 | — | 7–1 |
| 4 | Guabirá | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 2 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |

#### 1st Place Playoff

Playoff standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |

#### Semi-finals

Group 1 standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | LDQ | ALI |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 4–1 | 7–1 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | | 1–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | | 0–4 | 2–0 | — |